JAPANESE FISHERY IMPORTS BY SELECTED SPECIES, OCTOBER 2004
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                        Metric tons             Million yen    
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Fishery Products     Oct. 2004 Oct. 2003   Oct. 2004  Oct. 2003
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Live:                               
Eel, adult               1,223     1,461       1,395      1,256
Others                   1,392     1,147       2,035      1,675 

Fresh:
Pacific sockeye              -         -           -          -
Pacific coho                 -         -           -          -
Other Pacific salmon       115       125          78         90
Atlantic salmon          2,003     2,058       1,219      1,349
Yellowfin tuna           1,717     2,094       1,176      1,522 
Bluefin tuna             1,154     2,691       2,354      2,866
Bigeye tuna              1,588     1,507       1,189      1,187
Southern bluefin tuna        2       254           3        467
Sea bream                   11        27          10         20
Billfish                    82       122          65         95 

Frozen:
Sardine                  5,445     7,318         458        624
Swordfish                   57        86          46         74 
Pacific sockeye          4,751    11,500       2,347      5,304
Pacific coho             1,303     1,145         519        374 
Other Pacific salmon     1,008     1,207         354        368
Pink/chum salmon         4,137     2,527       1,877      1,024
Atlantic salmon            606       291         245        114
Other salmon                 4         -           3          -
Halibut                  2,348     2,226       1,268      1,170
Albacore tuna            1,620       710         614        191
Yellowfin tuna           8,734     7,737       2,919      2,089
Skipjack                 4,197     5,876         374        493
Bluefin tuna                35         5          26         11
Bigeye tuna             10,144    11,082       6,931      6,342
Herring                    290       220          23         18  
Cod                      3,215     4,065         952      1,221
Mackerel                 8,420     7,277       1,706      1,116
Mero                       368       594         310        403
Jack mackerel            2,811     2,044         339        226
Sea bream                  322       101          76         35
Capelin                  3,475     1,539         889        331
Billfish                   295       426          84        112
Spanish mackerel            51        57          11         14
Rockfish                 4,787     3,876       1,202        835
Sablefish                2,049     1,537       1,862      1,602
Herring roe                636     2,149         301      1,260
Pollock roe                623     1,311         622      1,616
Mero, fillet               101       455         151        511
Swordfish, fillet          112       138          68         69
Pollock surimi          22,271    14,564       4,624      2,821
Cod surimi                 792       355         124         57
Threadfin bream surimi   5,041     5,154         968        862  


Salted/dried:
Herring roe                436       814         482        945
Pollock roe                140       160         232        246
Salmon roe                 534       369         436        393

Shellfish
Live/fresh:
Sea urchin               1,272     1,326         544        530 
Arkshell                   478       621         235        246
Spiny lobster               97       118         335        388
King crab                2,782     1,965       1,725      1,253  
Tanner crab              3,069     3,300         671        880
Blue crab                   82        67          63         79
Korean crab                298       420         338        465
Other crab                 137       202         200        211
Oyster                     596       739         447        476 
Clam                     1,616     1,769         282        312 

Frozen:
Spiny lobster              348       525         664        858
Lobster                     43        65         116        180
Shrimp                  23,196    25,351      20,843     24,432
King crab                  683     1,585       1,067      2,875
Tanner crab              1,627     1,899       1,900      2,293 
Blue crab                1,605       981         759        437
Korean crab                  3        14           2         10 
Other crab                  37        37          23         32 
European cuttlefish      1,159       647         625        416
Octopus                  7,024     4,088       4,603      2,319
Scallop                     14        32          13         38
Other cuttlefish         1,686     2,065       1,009      1,190 
Squid                    1,767       675         457        141 
Abalone                     51        33         143        188 

Salted/dried:
Squid                       94        97          76         59
Sea urchin roe              31        13          94         65 
Jellyfish                  604       681         237        254
Seaweed, dried             683       716         332        370
Seaweed, salted            261       498          32         42

Prepared:
Eel                      1,669       353       2,287        413
Canned crab              1,153     1,110       2,049      1,785
Fish meal               37,919    44,681       2,980      3,224

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- = no imports

Contact:  Sunee C. Sonu

12/09/13


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